Philip Guo is a Ph.D. student in the
Computer Science department at Stanford University. He received
his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science from MIT.
Philip is son of
Min Zhou, a graduate of Department of English Literature at
Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University.
Philip was born in the Guangdong Province
in China and immigrated to the United States at age 6 and
attended public schools in Louisiana, New York, and California
with far less access to college prep resources than teenagers
growing up today in Silicon Valley.
Throughout his college and graduate school
years, Philip has met a wide variety of extremely smart people,
some of whom were happy with their lives and others who were
not.
How can teens and college students achieve
a balance of high academic achievement and personal happiness?
In this seminar, Philip Guo will share his insights and answer
questions about the following relevant topics:
- What colleges should you apply to, and how much does
reputation really matter?
- How can you mentally prepare yourself for the increasing
role that luck plays in college admissions?
- How much of an advantage are you at in college if you
went to a private (or outstanding public) high school?
- What are the trade-offs in choosing between different
college majors? (e.g., technical vs. non-technical majors)
- How important are grades in college?
- Is graduate school right for you? what's the difference
between Master's and Ph.D.? How about medical school, law
school, or business school?
As well as share information on:
- The importance of finding and maintaining 'flow'
(intense concentration and productive focus) in college as a
surefire means of sustaining happiness
- The dangers of overbearing parenting, esp. its
detrimental effects on teenagers after they leave home and
go to college
Much of the material in this seminar comes
from articles Philip has written on his
personal website. You can
also contact him at
philip@pgbovine.net.
Host: SYSUAA-NC: Sun Yat-Sen University Alumni
Association - Northern California
Co-host: UCAA: United Chinese Alumni Association
Sponsor: Cisco Systems, Inc - CAAN: Cisco Asian Affinity Network
Location: 20600 Mariani Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Time: 1pm - 4pm
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